Christ doesn’t want us to be caught in our sins.
Have you ever felt that discomfort before? I have.
That feeling where you know you are doing something you shouldn’t be, and yet you haven’t mustered enough courage or strength or whatever to actually change yet.
It feels icky.
And Christ doesn’t want us to stay in that position.
He doesn’t want our mind at war with our body. He wants our desires and our actions to align as much as possible.
He wants to give us peace.
But this is where many of the Nephites were caught when the signs of Christ’s death came.
Although the exact time of Christ’s death was not certain, they knew exactly what was coming.
Prophets had prophesied of the death and destruction that was sure to come. They had commanded all to repent and come unto Christ. They had warned that this would be their fate.
And yet they hadn’t made that change yet.
And that change?
Is called repentance.
Christ wants us to repent. He pleads for us to change. He asks us to get out of that spiritual discord where our knowledge and actions are at odds with each other.
He’s even okay if we make the same mistake again – AS LONG AS we desire to try and change again.
In other words, as long as we repent again.
Repentance is constant because change is constant.
And when Christ’s voice invited all within the sound of his voice to turn to him repent, it was the most loving message he could have sent.
So how can we change a little more for the better today? What’s something that we’ve felt uncomfortable with recently?
How can we repent?
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
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I love these snippets – I write many of the thoughts in my notebooks that i keep by my computer I share a couple of truths from the Book of Mormon with my family and friends every day in an email letter. I also include positive quotes to hopefully make their day a little brighter. Thank you
I love your insights into The Book of Mormon; it helps me to better study that book of Scripture!
Everyday I study The Book of Mormon using different avenues; first what I do is I go through the study manual and underline the scripture passages both in the Gospel Library App and in my quad; the next day I will read the chapter in the manual for that week; the next day I will read that same chapter along with the coinciding scriptures; then the remaining days I read the actual Book of Mormon chapters for that week!